Key dates in John Demjanjuk’s life, including his capture by the Nazis

<p>Key dates in the case of John Demjanjuk:</p> <p>- 1920: Born in Ukraine.</p> <p>- 1942: Captured by German forces while serving in the Soviet Red Army.</p> <p>- 1952: Demjanjuk emigrates to the U.S., claims to have spent much of World War II in a German prisoner of war camp.</p> <p>- 1958: Gains U.S. citizenship.</p> <p>- 1977: Justice Department seeks to revoke citizenship, alleging Demjanjuk hid past as Nazi death camp guard “Ivan the Terrible.”</p> <p>- 1981: Citizenship revoked.</p> <p>- 1986: Extradited to Israel for trial over his alleged role at Treblinka death camp.</p> <p>- 1988: convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity, sentenced to death.</p> <p>- 1993: Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously rules Demjanjuk was not “Ivan the Terrible,” overturning 1988 verdict and returning him to U.S.</p> <p>- 1998: Regains U.S. citizenship.</p> <p>- 1999 U.S. Justice Department again seeks to revoke citizenship, alleging that although not “Ivan the Terrible,” Demjanjuk was a guard at Nazi death and forced labour camps.</p> <p>- 2002: Loses U.S. citizenship again.</p> <p>- 2005: U.S. immigration judge says Demjanjuk can be deported to Germany, Poland or Ukraine.</p> <p>- March 11, 2009: German prosecutors issue arrest warrant, accusing Demjanjuk of being accessory to murder and say they will seek deportation from U.S.</p> <p>- May 11, 2009: Berlin court rejects appeal against deportation; Demjanjuk leaves home by ambulance and is flown to Germany.</p> <p>- July 3, 2009: Demjanjuk deemed fit to stand trial though his time in court must not exceed two 90-minute sessions daily.</p> <p>- July 13, 2009: Prosecutors charge Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder.</p> <p>- November 30, 2009: Trial begins in Munich.</p> <p>- June 8, 2010, Court raises number of charges to 28,060 after based on evidence of more Sobibor victims.</p> <p>- May 12, 2011, Court convicts Demjanjuk on 28,060 counts of accessory to murder, sentences him to five years in prison.</p>